Konza Prairie Community Health Center Inc

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

HEALTH CENTER CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT FUNDING

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

FY 2024 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION - “YOU TREAT THE DISEASE, YOU WIN, YOU LOSE. YOU TREAT A PERSON, I GUARANTEE YOU, YOU’LL WIN, NO MATTER WHAT THE OUTCOME,” A QUOTE FROM THE MOVIE PATCH ADAMS THAT PERFECTLY SUMMARIZES KONZA PRAIRIE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER’S (KONZA) APPROACH TO WHOLE PERSON CARE- MIND, BODY, AND SOUL. KONZA IS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER SERVING GEARY COUNTY (385 SQUARE MILES/POPULATION OF 31,670) AND THE SURROUNDING FLINT HILLS REGION. WITH THREE LOCATIONS KONZA WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1994 TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO ALL, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. TARGETING THE UNDERSERVED, KONZA PROVIDES CARE FOR ALL. THE SERVICE AREA FACES NO SHORTAGE OF HEALTH CHALLENGES WITH DESIGNATIONS AS A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATION, LOW-INCOME PRIMARY CARE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA); A LOW-INCOME DENTAL CARE HPSA; AND A MENTAL HPSA. THE HEALTH CARE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE COMMUNITY IS STRAINED BEYOND CAPACITY TRYING TO MEET BOTH THE HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL NEEDS OF THE GROWING VULNERABLE POPULATION WITH VERY FEW PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS WILLING TO ACCEPT UNINSURED OR MEDICAID PATIENTS, AND VIRTUALLY NO AVAILABLE ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE FOR UNINSURED POPULATIONS. A GROWING NUMBER OF KONZA PATIENTS ARE UNINSURED AND 68% REPORT INCOMES AT OR BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. THE COMMUNITY SERVED HAS UNIQUE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS. GEARY COUNTY HAS THE HIGHEST SUICIDE RATE IN THE STATE, MORE THAN DOUBLE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE AND A TREND THAT IS WORSENING. NEARLY 20% OF RESIDENTS REPORT POOR MENTAL HEALTH IN THE LAST 14 DAYS. DUE TO STAFFING AND RESOURCE LIMITATIONS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AT KONZA HAVE HAD LIMITED CAPACITY TO MEET THE COMMUNITY’S NEED. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH VISITS HAVE REMAINED CONSISTENT, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 700 PATIENTS ANNUALLY, BUT THE NEED FOR AND PROVISION OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT SERVICES HAS GROWN NEARLY 20% SINCE 2022. IN ADDITION, ENABLING SERVICES INCR EASED IN REACH MORE THAN 250% IN 2024 DEMONSTRATING AN OVERWHELMING NEED OF THE COMMUNITY FOR RESOURCES THAT GO BEYOND THE EXAM OR THERAPY ROOM. THERE IS SO MUCH MORE WORK TO BE DONE IF WE ARE TO COMPLETE OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE CARE FOR ALL. KONZA IS THE ONLY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDER ACCEPTING UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED PATIENTS IN THE REGION AND WAIT LISTS CONTINUE TO GROW, WITH PATIENTS PUSHED MORE THAN 60 DAYS FOR AN INITIAL APPOINTMENT. THE ONLY WAY TO MEET THE NEED OF OUR COMMUNITY IS TO ADD ADDITIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PROVIDERS TO SERVICES AND EXPAND AVAILABILITY OF APPOINTMENTS INCLUDING SAME DAY, AND INTEGRATED VISITS. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS RECEIVING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES BY ADDING ADDITIONAL PROVIDERS, SUPPORT STAFF, SPACE AND EXPANDING AVAILABLE ENABLING SERVICES THAT SUPPORT ACCESS, AFFORDABILITY, AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE. SERVICES PROVIDED BECAUSE OF THIS PROJECT WILL FILL GAPS IN CURRENTLY AVAILABLE HEALTH SERVICES AND DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE THE INTEGRATION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTO ONGOING PRIMARY CARE ALLOWING KONZA TO NOT SIMPLY PROVIDE SERVICES FOR DISEASE, BUT TO TREAT THE PERSON EACH AND EVERY TIME.

FISCAL YEAR 2025 EXPANDED HOURS. - KONZA PRAIRIE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (KONZA) IS A NOT FOR PROFIT 501C3, FEDERALLY QUALIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER SERVING GEARY COUNTY (385 SQUARE MILES/POPULATION OF 31,670) AND THE SURROUNDING FLINT HILLS REGION. WITH THREE LOCATIONS KONZA WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1994 TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO ALL, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. TARGETING THE UNDERSERVED, KONZA PROVIDES CARE FOR ALL. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO PREVENTIVE CARE IN THE MANHATTAN COMMUNITY, REMOVING BARRIERS FOR PATIENTS WHO HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT DURING THE HOURS NEEDED. THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IS CHALLENGING TO NAVIGATE DURING THE BEST OF TIMES, FOR AT-RISK PATIENTS IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MISS WORK OR SCHOOL TO ATTEND PRIMARY CARE VISITS AND SCHEDULING ACCESS DUE TO LIMITED STAFFING AND SPACE HAS COMPOUNDED THE CHALLENGES. THE SERVICE AREA FACES NO SHORTAGE OF HEALTH CHALLENGES WITH DESIGNATIONS AS A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATION, LOW-INCOME PRIMARY CARE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA); A LOW-INCOME DENTAL CARE HPSA; AND A MENTAL HPSA. THE HEALTH CARE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE COMMUNITY IS STRAINED BEYOND CAPACITY TRYING TO MEET BOTH THE HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL NEEDS OF THE GROWING VULNERABLE POPULATION WITH VERY FEW PROVIDERS WILLING TO ACCEPT UNINSURED OR MEDICAID PATIENTS, AND VIRTUALLY NO AVAILABLE ACCESS CARE FOR UNINSURED POPULATIONS. A GROWING NUMBER OF KONZA PATIENTS ARE UNINSURED AND 68% REPORT INCOMES AT OR BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. DUE TO STAFFING AND SPACE LIMITATIONS, KONZA HAS BEEN UNABLE TO MEET THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE AREA IN THE MANHATTAN COMMUNITY. IN 2023, KONZA PROVIDED CARE TO APPROXIMATELY 2,500 PATIENTS IN THE MANHATTAN CLINIC, WITH MERELY 2,500 SQUARE FEET. WITH A RECENT MOVE TO A LOCATION WITH FIVE-TIMES THE SQUARE FOOTAGE, KONZA IS DOUBLING CAPACITY IN THE MANHATTAN COMMUNITY TO MEET THIS NEED. ACCORDING TO GEOCARE NAVIGATOR, KONZA PENETRATION OF LOW-INCOME POPULATION IN THE COMMUNITY SERVED IS 28.93% WITH 11,312 PATIENTS WHO ARE UNINSURED AND NOT CURRENTLY SERVED BY A HEALTH CENTER. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL ADD 8 CLINICAL HOURS EVERY WEEK TO THE OPERATING HOURS OF THE CLINIC IN THE EXPANDED SPACE IN MANHATTAN. THESE HOURS WILL DOUBLE IN IMPACT DUE TO INCREASED STAFFING WITH THE ADDITIONAL SPACE. THE EXPANDED HOURS PROJECT WILL RESULT IN MORE THAN 400 ADDITIONAL HOURS OF PATIENT FACING TIME. KONZA ANTICIPATES SERVING MORE THAN 5,000 PATIENTS IN THE ADDITIONAL SPACE WITH EXPANDED OPERATING HOURS. IN ADDITION TO SERVING NEW PATIENTS, KONZA AIMS TO PROVIDE CONVENIENT ACCESS TO CARE FOR PATIENTS IN THE SERVICE AREA THAT HAVE HAD TO DRIVE TO ALTERNATIVE KONZA LOCATIONS DUE TO OPERATING HOURS RESTRICTIONS. KONZA WILL LEVERAGE THE FUNDING TO INCREASE SUPPORT STAFF AND PROVIDER SCHEDULES TO ENABLE PATIENT CONVENIENCE AND EASE OF SCHEDULING ESSENTIAL HEALTH CENTER SERVICES DURING WEEKDAY EVENINGS AND OVER THE LUNCH HOUR. CHANGE IN SCOPE HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO MOVE CLINIC SERVICES FROM 2030 TECUMSEH TO 6TH STREET AND CLINIC WILL BE OPERATING AT NEW LOCATION, 9/6/2024, PRIOR TO THE AWARD DATE FOR EXPANDED HOURS FUNDING (CIS00155408 & CIS00155224).

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

CAPITAL ASSISTANCE FOR DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM